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Norwegian Crown Prince Couple Release Anniversary Photos as Family Faces Health and Legal Strains

Postponed public events signal the couple's focus on family care during Mette-Marit's recovery with King Harald in hospital.

Overview

  • The Royal House published a new official portrait and never-before-seen honeymoon photos on Tuesday to mark Haakon and Mette-Marit’s 25th wedding anniversary.
  • The palace said the couple will commemorate privately and shelved large public events, including a planned gala, because the Crown Princess is recuperating from a June lung transplant.
  • Crown Princess Mette-Marit had a lung transplant in June after worsening pulmonary fibrosis and continues to recover at home with limited public duties.
  • King Harald, 89, remains admitted to Oslo University Hospital with haemolytic anaemia; palace statements said his condition worsened over the weekend but was later described as stable.
  • The anniversary images included a childhood photo of Mette-Marit's son Marius Borg Høiby, who was convicted in June and has been under house arrest with an ankle monitor while his appeal proceeds.